Joseph Innes

Joseph Innes was the Inspector-General of the British Army in North America during the American Revolutionary War.

Biography
Innes was born in England, and he was known to be a cruel and corrupt man. In 1776, he gave Major John Andre permission to overhaul provincial forces to prevent them from becoming "lawless and destructive banditti", as Innes put it; this led to Robert Rogers' dismissal as commander of the Queen's Rangers. Innes was responsible for managing the prisons in New York City in this post, and in December 1777-June 1778 he tortured Abraham Woodhull in hopes of getting him to confess to being a Tory spy; he threw him in a cell with patriots, leading to them attacking him. Despite his efforts, he was unable to get Woodhull to crack, and Woodhull was released from prison when Major Edmund Hewlett spoke on his behalf, saying that Woodhull had been spying for Hewlett.